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If you can't wait for the Splinter Cell: Conviction game to come out in February from developer and publisher Ubisoft, you might want to take a look at Penguin Book's newly released Splinter Cell Conviction novel. The book is the latest in a series of novels based on the exploits of super-spy Sam Fisher. The book's author is listed as "David Michaels" but that's known to be a pseudonym for a series of different writers who have penned books based on various Tom Clancy game properties.

Indeed there's another Splinter Cell novel, Endgame, that's due for release in early December that seems to be totally original and not based on a specific game. And on top of that a novel based on the recent flying action game Tom Clancy's HAWX will be released in late December.

This trailer reveals in-game footage from James Cameron's Avatar: The Video Game. From the looks of things, heavily armed soldiers will do battle against the alien locals, the Na'vi, in a war over the planet's resources. The Na'vi may look a bit fragile and rely mainly on melee weapons, but they're not pushovers. They're fast and are willing to call upon the local wildlife to aid them. Avatar releases on December 1st.

James Cameron's Avatar "will take you deep into the heart of Pandora, an alien planet that is beyond imagination. Gamers will encounter the Na'vi, Pandora's indigenous people and discover creatures and other wildlife the likes of which have never been seen in the world of video games before. When conflict erupts between the RDA Corporation, a space-faring consortium in search of valuable resources, and the Na'vi, players will find themselves thrust into a fight for the heart of a planet and the fate of a civilization."

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He's spend a long time serving his country, but Sam Fisher will be turning toward the dark side in Splinter Cell: Conviction. So, the best infiltration agent in the world decides to go rogue and solve the murder of his daughter on his own terms... things are bound to get bloody.

Splinter Cell: Conviction is scheduled to release on February 23rd, 2010.

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In Assassin's Creed 2, players won't be acting as the lone wolf as they did in the previous game. Instead, the newly initiated killer will need a lot of support from allied factions to learn the skills of the trade. However, we kind of doubt Ezio can distract people the same way busty courtesans can. The game releases later this month on consoles and in 2010 for the PC.

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It's "earnings season" on the stock market which means most of the game industry's publically traded companies are revealing their latest financial results. Earlier today Ubisoft announced that they had generated revenues of 83 million euros for their second quarter that ending September 30. Those revenues were down 52.8 percent compared to the same time period a year ago but were within Ubisoft's previously announced guidence.

Despite a slow first and second quarter for the company, Ubisoft hopes to make up for its with its third and fourth quarter games releases. PC gamers will get James Cameron's Avatar The Game in the current third quarter which is expected to bring in 540 million euros in revenues, up 6 percent from the same period a year ago. The fourth quarter (January-March 2010) will see the PC port of Assassin's Creed 2 released along with Splinter Cell Conviction and R.U.S.E.

Even though the PC version of Assassin's Creed 2 isn't due for release until the first quarter of 2009, that doesn't mean you can't enjoy aspects of the game ahead of time. One thing you can do is listen to the game's musical score which will be released on November 16 via digital download.

As he did for the original game in 2007, Jesper Kyd returns to handle the sountdrack duties for the sequel to Ubisoft's stealth action game. The soundtrack was recorded at Capitol Studios with "A-List musicians and a Hollywood orchestra." You can listen to samples of the score at his official web site. Kyd also handled the musical score to Gearbox Software's hit shooter Borderlands.

It's not a huge leap of faith to figure out that Ubisoft just might be working on a new Prince of Persia game to tie into the upcoming Disney-Jerry Bruckheimer movie adaptation. So Neoseeker, in checking out a trailer preview for the movie, apparently found out that Ubisoft does indeed have such plans.

The story claims that Ubisoft will announce such a new game in the spring but there's no other info about the title. It's unknown at this point if the game will adapt the movie or be an original property such as 2008 revamp of the game into a more cel-shaded art style.

In 2007 a lot of people wondered why Ubisoft would not release a demo for their new stealth action game Assassin's Creed. After all, no one knew if this new game franchise would work. In the end, it lack of a demo didn't seem to affect sales as the original Assassin's Creed sold millions of copies worldwide.

So it's not a shock to hear that the upcoming sequel, Assassin's Creed 2, won't get a demo either. Connected Consoles reports that an Ubisoft representative confirmed that fact during this weekend's Eurogamer Expo. It seems more and more high profile games are doing away with demo releases, at least before the game is released.

We've been waiting a long time for a movie based on PC or video game to actually be good and next May's adaptation of the Prince of Persia game franchise is going to give it a shot. The first trailer to the movie will be released in theaters on November 13 (alongside 2012) and our sister site Joystiq got a chance to check it out beforehand.

The extensive impressions are mixed, saying the movie retains the Prince's platforming action moves but may rely on CGI effects too much. The article states the trailer will be released online on Tuesday ahead of its theatrical debut.

CSI: Deadly Intent is available now for the PC, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, and Nintendo DS handheld system.

"In CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Deadly Intent, players help solve Las Vegas' most gruesome crimes with the brand new characters and cast from the latest season of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. The video game features five shocking cases written with CSI: Crime Scene Investigation television writers. Exclusive features to CSI: Deadly Intent – The Hidden Cases for the Nintendo DS system allows players to solve additional bizarre cases through an enhanced questioning system and game mechanics with unique touch game play. Players will feel like a real CSI character with heart-pounding interrogations, stylish visuals and a unique story structure that unveils the shocking truth when all the cases are linked together."

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